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11 lines
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## should you therefore serve me for nothing? ##
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Laban uses a question for emphasis. Alternate translation: "it certainly would not be right to make you work for nothing." (See: [[rc://en/ta/man/translate/figs-rquestion]])
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## Now Laban had ##
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The word "now" is used here to mark a change from the story to background information about Laban and his daughters. (See: [[rc://en/ta/man/translate/writing-background]]))
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## Leah’s eyes were tender ##
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Possible meanings are 1) "Leah's eyes were pretty" or 2) "Leah's eyes were plain." |